Road Worker Killed in Bee Attack at Triumph

October 22 2025

A swarm of bees attacked a group of road workers earlier today at Surat Drive, Triumph, East Coast Demerara, leaving one man dead and another hospitalized.

The deceased has been identified as 29-year-old Winston Semple, a contractor of Prince William Street, Plaisance, while the injured man is 40-year-old Glendon Simpson of Non Pariel, both on the East Coast of Demerara.

According to preliminary information, Semple, Simpson, and several other workmen were carrying out road construction activities in the area when they came under attack from the bees.

Both men sustained multiple stings during the incident.

They were assisted by public-spirited persons and taken to the Enmore Regional Hospital, where Semple was pronounced dead on arrival.

Simpson remains hospitalized in critical condition.

Semple’s body was later taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home Mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.

Investigators have since processed the scene, and police inquiries are ongoing.